India expresses concern over UNSC's mandate formulation

India has asked the UN Security Council to make mandatory provisions for prosecuting and neutralising armed groups that threaten to harm UN peacekeeping operations. The second largest contributor......

Kofi Annan: The 'teflon' UN secretary-general

'Kofi Annan will be remembered more for his Nobel Prize and related glory rather than Rwanda and Volcker,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan with whom he worked in the UN. IMAGE: Former UN......

Who will Nawaz choose to replace Raheel?

Nawaz Sharif's appointment of a new army chief will influence India-Pakistan relations, says Aditi Phadnis. Given the central role Pakistan is playing in events in the subcontinent, now seems a......

US-India: Why 2+2 may not always be 4

'This is a historic juncture when the US is in great need of an alliance with India to strengthen its hands in the fierce struggle with China in the Asian theatre,' points out Ambassador M K......